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Ashley Rayner

Articles by Ashley Rayner

Traveling is often fairly simple. You grab your passport, book a flight, and off you go. Around the world, many nations have worked out various deals to allow citizens of different countries to pass t...

When Europeans arrived in what eventually became known as Canada, there were already many people living here. These peoples are today known as the Indigenous peoples of Canada, who lived on this land ...

Top Gear has been delighting British audiences since its debut. The long-running program originally featured gearhead presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May as they tested the limi...

The hazy days of summer are behind us in the Northern Hemisphere, but our friends in the Southern half of the world are just beginning to plan their summer vacations. And for those of us who plan to e...

Since his debut back in 1939, Batman has been thrilling comics fans with his crime-fighting exploits. Through the Golden and Silver Ages of comics, onto TV screens in the 1960s, and then into movie th...

When you start traveling by plane, plenty of people will likely want to give you advice. Most of these people are well-meaning, although the tips and tricks they provide are sometimes less than stella...

There’s a lot to love when it comes to travel in the USA. There are 50 different states to explore, and several different regions. The Midwest and the Southwest, for example, are different from the Ea...

Although summer’s drawing to a close in the Northern Hemisphere, people are still flocking to amusement parks. They’re something of a staple of summertime adventure, and as people try to squeeze in th...

Traveling is both exciting and risky. When you’re heading to new places, there are so many opportunities to discover new things. A whole new world is awaiting you. The risk also comes with a lack of k...

The travel and tourism industry is like almost any other. There are trends and fads. Instagram and other social media sites have certainly made this reality more obvious. Obscure destinations suddenly...

Is there any place that has captured more hearts and minds than Italy? Whether you want to visit the ruins of ancient Rome, sip wine in the gorgeous hills of Tuscany, sunbathe along the coasts of the ...

New York, New York! It’s absolutely an iconic city, the largest metropolis in the United States, and one of the largest anywhere in the world. New York is a bustling hub of economic activity, and it’s...

There are many places people put on their European bucket lists, and of those places, a good deal of them are located in Italy. From the Dolomite Alps in the north of the country, to the beauty of the...

If you’ve ever thought about visiting China, then you probably have the Great Wall written on your bucket list as one of the must-see attractions for your itinerary. The Great Wall, which has been sta...

Humans have accomplished any number of engineering and architectural feats over the years. From inventing the wheel and the boat to launching ourselves into space, you have to admit that we’ve become ...

If you ask us, there are many world wonders out there for you to explore. Some people like to make definitive lists. In the ancient past, there were considered to be 7 wonders of the world. Nowadays, ...

Who hasn’t dreamed of taking off on an Asian adventure? From the images we see in the media to the stories we hear from other travelers who have already been, the multicultural appeal of Asia has quic...

Imagine a waterfall. What comes to mind? If you’re like most people, it was probably the iconic chutes of Niagara Falls, located along the Canada-USA border. Niagara Falls is famous the world over for...

A European tour is something of a rite of passage for most travelers. Whether you go while you’re young or leave it until later in life, jaunting around some of Europe’s most famed metropolises is lik...